Mishpocha – The Art of Collaboration Jüdisches Museum Frankfurt

Artist Talk: Art as an Expression of Belonging

In this conversation, the artists of the temporary exhibition MISHPOCHA. The Art of Collaboration, Ira Eduardovna, Shimon Wanda, and Alica Khaet, discuss how questions of origin, migration, and family memory shape their artistic practices.

In her film, Alica Khaet explores familial memory in the aftermath of her father’s death. Shimon Wanda addresses themes of love, loss, and continuity between generations in a sculptural work. Ira Eduardovna reflects on her family’s migration from Uzbekistan to Israel and the resulting transformation of language and identity.

The event offers an opportunity to engage directly with the artists, to learn more about their working methods, backgrounds, and inspirations, and to experience the exhibition from a new perspective.

The talk will be moderated by Dr. Franziska Krah, curator of the temporary exhibition “MISHPOCHA. The Art of Collaboration.”

The conversation will be held in English.

Shimon Wanda is a multidisciplinary artist from Haifa whose work is shaped by the migration of his Ethiopian-Jewish parents to Israel.

In her work, Alica Khaet explores family histories and Jewish heritage. Born in 1988 in Rostov-on-Don, she studied in Jerusalem, Prague, and Halle. She works across disciplines, including graphic art, painting, animation, and performance.

Ira Eduardovna was born in 1980 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. She emigrated to Israel in 1990 and now lives in New York. She is an award-winning video and installation artist.

Information

• U1, U2, U3, U4, U5, U8 (Willy-Brandt-Platz stop)
• Tram 11, 12, 14 (Willy-Brandt-Platz stop)
• The entire Jewish Museum is generally accessible and can be reached via lifts.
• The talk will be held in English. Tickets are available via our online shop; any remaining tickets may be purchased at the museum box office. Admission €10, concessions €5.

The Jewish Museum Frankfurt makes the diversity of Jewish cultures in history and the present tangible. To this end, it collects, preserves and researches cultural assets and testimonies of Jewish life in Frankfurt. Through its art and cultural history exhibitions, educational programmes and digital offerings – as well as its commitment to experimental formats – the Jewish Museum Frankfurt aims to be a museum without walls.